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The diviners series by libba bray
The diviners series by libba bray








the diviners series by libba bray the diviners series by libba bray

An impressively wide net is cast here, sprawling to include philosophical Uncle Will and his odd assistant, a numbers runner and poet who dreams of establishing himself among the stars of the Harlem Renaissance, a beautiful and mysterious dancer on the run from her past and her kind musician roommate, a slick-talking pickpocket, and Evie’s seemingly demure sidekick, Mabel. Her uncle, the curator of a museum of the occult, is soon tapped to help solve a string of grisly murders, and Evie, who has long concealed an ability to read people’s pasts while holding an object of their possession, is eager to assist. She envisions glamour, fun and flappers, but she gets a great deal more in the bargain. Irrepressible 17-year-old Evie delights in her banishment to her Uncle Will’s care in Manhattan after she drunkenly embarrasses a peer in her Ohio hometown. 1920s New York thrums with giddy life in this gripping first in a new trilogy from Printz winner Bray.










The diviners series by libba bray